From: "Geo." 

On NT4 it doesn't replace the AT scheduler, it just adds the other one
which I disable because I like the NT4 one better since it doesn't do any
network share but can be controlled from the network with winAT from the
reskit.

Geo.

"Chris Robinson"  wrote in
message news:3E2E5F90.B2C9DB88{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> What version of IE are you running on the NT box?  If you install 5.5 or
above
> (I *think*) and you select the "offline browsing pack", this
will replace
NT's
> "AT" command with the "MSTask.exe".  I think
MSTask is the default task
> scheduler in Win2000 so maybe that's what's causing the difference?  This
brings
> the added bonus that if you have a ton of batch files running on NT
clients that
> are scheduled using the AT command, they'll stop working when you upgrade
IE! -
> nice :oP
>
> Chris.
>
> "Geo." wrote:
>
> > No it's not, I was doing it on an NT4 box, when I tried on 2K it gave
the
> > same error you got and told me to run the task under a different
account.
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in message
> > news:3E2D087E.D9D7B3BD{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > > Hmmm - somthin fishy going on at my end methinks.....
> > >
> > > "Geo." wrote:
> > >
> > > > Weird, I can do it here, it then pops up a notice that the admin
account
> > has
> > > > been granted a right to logon as a service and works fine after a
> > restart of
> > > > the scheduler.
> > > >
> > > > Geo.
> > > >
> > > > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in message
> > > > news:3E2C23DF.7F3E23DD{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > > > > Just tried that - it doesn't like it.  It pops up
an error saying
that
> > the
> > > > Task
> > > > > Scheduler Sevice must be configured to run using the System
account
> > (even
> > > > though
> > > > > individual jobs can be set to run using seperate accounts).
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm stumped!
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Geo." wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Try setting it to run as the admin account,
see if that solves
the
> > > > problem
> > > > > > and if it does then some permission is not
set right for the
system
> > > > account.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Geo.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Chris Robinson"
 wrote in
message
> > > > > > news:3E26E8DE.8410365C{at}NOSPAMtotalise.co.uk...
> > > > > > > Howdy y'all
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm having a bit of a problem with the
Task Scheduler service
on
> > > > Windows
> > > > > > > 2000.  The service won't start - it says
"error 5: access is
> > denied"
> > > > > > > (see related post in binaries for pics).
 This happens when
I'm
> > logged
> > > > > > > on as Domain Admin/ Local Admin/ User.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've found a few suggestions from the MS
Knowledge base such
as:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q259/9/07.asp
> > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q256/2/99.asp
> > > > > > >
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q223/1/70.asp
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > To summarise these say to ensure the
service is set to use the
> > local
> > > > > > > system account (it is, I've checked) and
to ensure the local
> > system
> > > > > > > account has full access to the root
drive (which it does).
I've
> > also
> > > > > > > tried to re-apply Win2k SP3 but no luck.
 I can't seem to find
any
> > > > other
> > > > > > > relevant information on this error - any
suggestions?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The only other thing I was thinking was
a reinstall of IE but
I'm
> > > > > > > (fairly) sure Task Scheduler comes as
part of Win2k and it's
only
> > NT
> > > > > > > that requires an IE install to get it?
(I know NT already has
the
> > "AT"
> > > > > > > command but Scheduled Tasks replaces it).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ta,
> > > > > > > Chris.
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>

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